Unlike other trading companies, we don’t segment professionals into stove-piped roles at DC Energy. Our holistic approach to investing and trading depends on all of our employees taking on significant and varied responsibilities. Rigorous quantitative analysis, a solid grasp of market fundamentals, constantly evolving cutting-edge systems, and a growth-oriented focus are integral to the experience of each and every employee at DC Energy.
 
We are organized around markets, not functions. Our trading professionals work with a team-based approach, sharing all aspects of the investment process. To prevent functional segmentation from interfering with the flow of ideas and a rapid pace of development, we require all trading professionals to assume a spectrum of responsibilities, from the functional to the strategic. DC Energy relies on exceptional hires with aptitude and interest in quantitative analysis, programming, interpersonal communications, and investment problem solving.

DC Energy is committed to the development of talented individuals who, in turn, are crucial to the firm’s continued success and growth. In keeping with our view that raw horsepower and innate talent can be shaped and focused, our professionals share no common background, other than uncommonly sharp problem solving, analytic, and communication skills. The staff across our affiliates has academic backgrounds ranging from bachelors degrees to MBAs and PhDs; they come from a vast array of focus areas, spanning the spectrum from astrophysics to zoology; chemists, economists and historians have all succeeded here. Our hiring is focused on analyst roles; we develop the vast majority of our professional and management team from internal advancement.

Through an intense introductory training program along with subsequent on-the-job mentoring, we provide our new hires with the extensive background needed to rapidly come up to speed. This provides a foundation in analytic methods for investment problem solving, effective business communications, data extraction and programming techniques, and strategic thinking. We devote significant resources to the continual cultivation of our professionals; with robust channels for formal and informal feedback, we expect our new hires to grow into professionals capable of directing new initiatives and managing investment portfolios.

Meet some of the people who have started building their career at DC Energy.

DC Energy’s success is a testament to the quality and integrity of the professionals that have joined; as the firm continues to grow, we seek exceptionally talented candidates to refine and expand our trading strategies. Our hiring is focused on analyst roles, and our management team relies on internal promotions for growth. DC Energy offers an ideal place to build a career.

In our analytic and creative environment, those who are most successful possess the following attributes:

• exceptional quantitative talent, with demonstrated intellectual and technical ability to work with massive datasets
• creativity in problem solving
• clear and concise communications
• honesty and integrity
• the humility to learn from mistakes
• an ability to see strategic opportunities amidst the noise and clutter of the market
• good judgment

As DC Energy is structured around trading teams, successful candidates are self-motivated and innovative, yet oriented to cooperate and tackle problems with fellow team members.

The analyst position is a general investment professional role; all of our employees are expected to contribute to the development of robust strategies to address the trading opportunities on which we transact. Analysts are involved in the development, implementation, execution, and results tracking of our core trading strategies. DC Energy employees at all levels collaborate to refine and develop the critical activities of the firm, and as professionals advance their focus becomes increasingly strategic in nature.

At DC Energy, there is no required background or prerequisite experience. We are looking for exceptional individuals, and our hiring process allows us to cast a wide net in our search for these candidates. Each fall, we visit a handful of schools across the country; for those select schools where we have close historic relationships, there is a well-defined on-campus recruiting process. Many of our employees come from campuses that we are not able to visit, or are hired outside of the traditional fall interviewing schedule. Our off-campus recruiting process provides us the necessary logistical wherewithal to identify and hire sharp minds across the country whenever they apply. While our employees are without equal, we are an equal opportunity employer.

On the select campuses we visit, candidates have an opportunity to speak with our employees at career fairs to learn more about DC Energy. For more details see the on-campus recruiting schedule.  To apply for a position, applicants should submit all required materials through their school’s recruiting portal. Selected candidates will meet with us for a first-round on-campus interview; a set of second round interviews will be conducted on a separate day. Our interview process is designed to assess candidates’ problem solving, analytical, and communication skills. Candidates receiving an offer will be invited to visit us at our office to learn more about working at DC Energy.

DC Energy welcomes all qualified applicants. For those unable to interview with DC Energy on campus, we have a process in place to ensure that talent does not go unnoticed.

At a number of campuses that we do not visit, we coordinate with career centers to display job postings, so applicants from these schools should find us on their school’s recruiting portal.

For those from institutions that we have not coordinated with, applications should be submitted directly to us and should comprise of a cover letter, transcript, and a resume.

We also consider candidates who are already in the workforce (including those not in the energy industry). These candidates should also submit applications directly to us and should include a cover letter, transcript, and a resume.

Select applicants that demonstrate a high likelihood of success with DC Energy will be invited to participate in any of a number of the following recruiting channels: a battery of on-line brain teasers and short response questions, a phone interview with a DC Energy employee, and a round of in-office interviews.

Thank you for your interest in DC Energy.

If you are interested in applying for a position with DC Energy, please refer to the On-Campus and Off-Campus overviews for the appropriate channel for your application submission, or apply by e-mail.

For further questions about DC Energy, our work, or the hiring process, please contact us.

Please note that we do not offer internship positions at this time.